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    institutionalized through the process of socialization/ social production” (Powerpoint on Gilman). With this standpoint theory she was able to see the situation of women through a micro and macro level. This meant that like Marx‚ she was able to see the structures that oppress women‚ from the economic system (capitalism) to the micro level such as family. Gilman believed that the traditional family was inherently exploitive because it kept women dependent on women‚ which meant they did not have freedom. She

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    He graduated from Union College (1877). For ten years‚ he wrote items for the Springfield‚ Massachusetts Republican and the Daily Union. In 1888 he was appointed lecturer in political science at Bryn Mawr College; in 1894 he became professor of sociology at Columbia University. From 1892 to 1905 he was a vice president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. His most significant contribution is the concept of the consciousness of kind‚ which is a state of mind whereby one conscious

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    Reflection Paper #1 on Invitation to Sociology by Peter L. Berger *The SOCIOLOGIST is a person intensively‚ endlessly‚ shamelessly interested in the doings of men. In this article‚ the curiosity plays a role which drives people to explore the field of Sociology. Just like Berger said in the article‚ curiosity grips sociologist in front of a closed door and it make sociologist want to open it and obtain the new knowledge. In personal extent‚ I believe that curiosity also plays

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    Administrative Agency Name Here School Here 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so‚ how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will

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    agencies------------------------------------------------- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries‚ FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition‚ improve agricultural productivity‚ better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the

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    to try their best to achieve shareholder’s goal. Due to different interests in shareholders and managers‚ the conflicts always exist between them. An agency problem occurs when the interests of stockholders‚ the board of directors‚ and/or the management of the company are not perfectly aligned or when these entities conflict. EXPLAINATION Agency problem is typically caused by two reasons which are asymmetric information and hidden action. There is no legitimate theoretical or moral objection

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    3.1 Describe the different types of business that operate within the tourism industry Travel agencies can be categorized briefly into three different types‚ they are include: 1. In bound Tour Operators 2. Outbound Tour Operators 3. Corporate Travel Service Agencies 4. Land operators – Cooperation among travel agencies. For inbound tour operators‚ the customers are mainly tourists and visitors from foreign countries such as USA‚ England and Japan. About the tour operations

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    September 14‚ 2012 According to Schaefer (2011) “Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups” (p. 3). In using a scientific method to look at social behaviors sociologists can gain insight into why people behave in certain ways‚ and how those behaviors affect society as a whole. Throughout history there has been an interest in learning about human behavior. This study of human behavior eventually became known as Sociology. At different times in history different approaches

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    Unfair Dismissal of Agency Workers or Unfair Legislation in the UK for Businesses using Agency Workers? Abstract The contribution encapsulates a legal discussion on the controversial figure of the agency workers‚ from the judicial debate blossomed during the last decade in the British courts‚ as regards their legal characterization‚ until the most recent developments‚ particularly the legislative framework passed in Britain‚ the Agency Workers Regulations. On such footings‚ the investigation focuses

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    Agency theory Agency theory identifies the agency relationship where one party‚ the principal‚ delegates work to another party‚ the agent. In the context of a corporation‚ the owners are the principal and the directors are the agent. This model of corporate governance and subsequent research focused on resolving conflicts of interest between corporate management and shareholders (Jensen and Meckling‚ 1976) and has largely adopted an agency theory approach. Key assumption is that the principals and

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